Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 20:29     Subject: Re:embarrassing surname
Anonymous wrote:My maiden name was Fux. Pronounced Fuchs. It was a relief to marry and have a different last name. It's unbelievable how rude people can be.

I have a friend with the last name Roach. The way people reacted to her name doesn't bother her anymore, but it was rough when she was a child.


We have one side of the family who are named Roach. I don't know why but I never even thought about the bug! But yeah, Fux is a tough one.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 20:26     Subject: embarrassing surname
Anonymous wrote:In college I was friends with a girl whose last name was Dicks. She got married young.


Why didn't she just have it legally changed to Dix?
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 20:24     Subject: embarrassing surname
Anonymous wrote:In college I was friends with a girl whose last name was Dicks. She got married young.


Was her middle name Fux?
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 20:10     Subject: embarrassing surname
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I married into an embarrassing name. I took it bc it meant a lot to him, but it sucks. And we have a daughter. She's gonna have a rough time in middle and high school


That's a shame, because it sounds like NOT having an embarrassing name for you and your daughter meant a lot to YOU.


Maybe you weren't bullied in school?
--NP with a "not embarassing" surname, but I teach MS.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 20:08     Subject: embarrassing surname
No, but to some embarrassment, I didn't date a really nice guy in college because of his embarrassing last name. No, he didn't go on to be a billionaire or marry a super model, but I feel bad that I was so shallow. Yes, I'm happily married.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 20:03     Subject: embarrassing surname
I had a mildly embarrassing maiden name and married into an even more embarrassing name. At the time I liked the thought of everyone having the same last name but now really wish I'd kept mine.

Let's just say Ellis Island intake people did a number on this Northern European name.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 19:34     Subject: embarrassing surname
In college I was friends with a girl whose last name was Dicks. She got married young.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 18:48     Subject: embarrassing surname
Anonymous wrote:I married into an embarrassing name. I took it bc it meant a lot to him, but it sucks. And we have a daughter. She's gonna have a rough time in middle and high school


That's a shame, because it sounds like NOT having an embarrassing name for you and your daughter meant a lot to YOU.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 18:32     Subject: embarrassing surname
I married into an embarrassing name. I took it bc it meant a lot to him, but it sucks. And we have a daughter. She's gonna have a rough time in middle and high school
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 18:31     Subject: embarrassing surname
I had an ugly and difficult to pronounce surname and I could not WAIT to take my DH's name. 4 girls in the family and we all took our DHs' names. My name now is beautiful and I am happy and proud to have it!
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 18:27     Subject: embarrassing surname
Butt.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 18:25     Subject: Re:embarrassing surname
My maiden name was Fux. Pronounced Fuchs. It was a relief to marry and have a different last name. It's unbelievable how rude people can be.

I have a friend with the last name Roach. The way people reacted to her name doesn't bother her anymore, but it was rough when she was a child.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 18:15     Subject: embarrassing surname
Anonymous wrote:No fun if you don't share the name, sorry.


hussey
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 18:14     Subject: embarrassing surname
No fun if you don't share the name, sorry.
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2017 18:11     Subject: embarrassing surname
do you have an embarrassing surname? i do but i'm no longer embarrassed by it. had the opportunity to take dh's name but declined, as i've learned to love my own name.